Rebel militants advancing in central Syria: war monitor

DAMASCUS, Nov. 30 (Xinhua) -- Militant group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) and allied opposition factions are advancing in the northern countryside of Hama province in central Syria after capturing key territories in northwestern provinces of Aleppo and Idlib, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) said Saturday.

In a significant development, the HTS -- an al-Qaida-linked extremist organization -- and its a